Figurative Language Terms - Practice
Quiz by Kenisha Taylor
Grade 6
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1the repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse lineAlliterationOnomatopoeiaAssonanceAnaphora30s
- Q2elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental imagesIronyOxymoronImageryIdiom30s
- Q3a comparison that is made directly between two unlike thingsMetaphorPersonificationHyperboleSimile30s
- Q4a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, using "like" or "as"SimileMetaphorHyperboleAlliteration30s
- Q5a figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a personPersonificationIdiomMethaphorSimile30s
- Q6figures of speech such as metaphors, similes and allusions that go beyond the literal meanings of the words to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful and give readers new insights.Figurative LanguageImageryAllusionSymbolism30s
- Q7nonmetrical, non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speechHaikuFree VerseConcrete PoemLimerick30s
- Q8a brief, intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movementAnaphoraEuphemismAllusionAssonance30s
- Q9a figure of speech composed of a striking exaggerationHyperboleMetaphorSimilePersonification30s
- Q10a figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effectParadoxOnomatopoeiaEuphemismOxymoron30s
- Q11the author of the poem; the person who actually wrote the poemWriterSingerAuthorPoet30s
- Q12the narrative voice of a poem that speaks of his or her situation or feelingsDirectorVoiceSpeakerTeacher30s
- Q13the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby wordsAnaphoraOxymoronAssonanceOnomatopoeia30s
- Q14words that sound like what they describeIdiomAssonanceOnomatopoeiaAnaphora30s
- Q15A poem that is shaped to reflect its subjectLimerickNarrative PoemForm or Concrete PoemHakiu30s